Reba McEntire was in a difficult place following her divorce with television producer Narvel Blackstock in 2015. The two had been married for 26 years, and share a son, Shelby Blackstock. Though it wasn’t easy for the country superstar to move on, she relied on her music and faith to get her through. After that tough time, the "Fancy" singer has finally found love again. CountryLiving.com caught up with Reba to talk all about her happy new relationship.

Reba met boyfriend, Anthony Lasuzzo, who goes by Skeeter, in 2017 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and were introduced by their friends, Kix and Barbara Brooks. (Kix, of course, is one half of the band Brooks & Dunn.)

“[They said] we’ve got a friend who is a wildlife photographer, and he knows all the good places to go and he’ll drive you around,” Reba tells CountryLiving.com. “And so he did, and we started dating about a month or two after that.”

Skeeter and Reba in 2018.

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The pair’s sweet romance is well documented on social media, where Reba often shares photos of the couple celebrating Valentine’s Day, hanging out with friends, and enjoying their many vacations. “Last year we were in Africa, Italy, and Iceland,” she says. “We want to go to New Zealand.”

Though they live a mostly laid-back lifestyle, they also find plenty of opportunities to jazz it up a bit. In December, Skeeter, Reba, and Shelby attended the State Department dinner in Washington D.C. ahead of her being honored at the Kennedy Center Honors.

Making time for their relationship seems like it’d be a tricky feat, as Reba’s been one busy lady this year. Her new album, Stronger Than the Truth, released on April 5, and she says her latest collection is, “more like the songs she grew up with.”

“I grew up singing in dance halls, rodeos, where people danced a lot,” she said. “So these are songs that you can dance to. It’s more back to my roots.”

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